Arteta reveals Arsenal reported Martinelli red card against Wolves

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that he will speak to PGMOL about Gabriel Martinelli’s red card against Wolves after reporting the decision.

Martinelli was handed two yellow cards at once by referee Michael Oliver during the Gunners’ 1-0 win at Molineux earlier this month.

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This was after the young winger tried to prevent Daniel Podence from taking a quick throw-in before bundling over Chiquinho.

Arteta was left fuming at the decision, insisting that he had “never seen something like it”.

In his pre-match press conference for Saturday’s match against Brentford, the Spaniard was asked if he had spoken to the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) about Oliver’s decision.

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"He wants to be in the news the ref, doesn't he… So harsh."

"It's two yellows!"

The studio discusses Gabriel Martinelli's double yellow card during Arsenal's 1-0 win over Wolves, with former referee Peter Walton giving his input… pic.twitter.com/AaRxzpA5lF

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He responded (quotes via arsenal.com): “Not yet, that’s happening soon, but obviously, we have reported the opinion and the lack of understanding on the decision.”

Arteta was also asked how he views the red card since originally commenting on the incident. He said: “I don’t know. I have so many videos that people have sent